The Reform Party of Mississippi is split into two factions, each with its own set of state officers. In Mississippi, candidates for public partisan office file with their parties, not with election officials. Seven candidates associated with one faction filed in the party’s primary for statewide office with their faction’s officers. Four candidates associated with the other faction filed for statewide office with their faction’s officers.
One might think a rational way of settling the dispute would be to have a contested primary, but that will not happen. Instead, the Secretary of State will investigate which set of state officers is the legitimate set, and then the candidates who filed with those officers will be on the ballot, and the others won’t. Mississippi elects eight statewide state officers in 2011, including Governor.
The tragic DEFORM Party saga continues…
I guess it would be alright if it is clear cut but it not how about a contested caucus run by the Secretary of State.
Not new news ——– but just old news. If you ever find your self listening to Shawn O’Hara, take detailed notes, he does not trip up often, but does occasionally. If you ever shake hands with John Blare ———— count your fingers, immediately!
The newspaper listed one Reform Party candidate for each of seven statewide offices; I’m assuming they are all with the same RP faction. This is the first I’ve heard about four other RP candidates.
Candidates for county offices turn in their filing fees and paperwork to the county circuit clerk, who, for party candidates, sends the fees and data to the respective parties. I’m assuming that candidates for state offices have a similar “one stop” process with the secretary of state, but I may be wrong.
#2: “… how about a contested caucus run by the Secretary of State.”
State law requires all nomination contests to be by primary. I wish that minor parties had the option of nominating by convention.
None of Mississippi’s six minor parties has ever had a contested primary, but if they had the convention option, perhaps they would have some intra-party competition.
Shawn O’Hara, Tracella Lou, Ana Reives are all the O’Hara faction.
These guys should take something more constructive and intelligent like wild hog hunting.
take should be “take up”
How STONE AGE primitive is MS ??? — candidates filing with party hacks.
Nominations and Elections for PUBLIC offices are PUBLIC — not private.
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